Williams and Newman Families of Polk County, Nc

Guide to Spartanburg Canton, Southward Carolina beginnings, genealogy and family history, nativity records, marriage records, expiry records, census records, family unit history, and military records.

Canton Information [edit | edit source]

Description [edit | edit source]

The County was named for Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The County is located in the northwest area of the land.^[5]

County Courthouse [edit | edit source]

Spartanburg Canton Courthouse
180 Magnolia Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Telephone: 864-596-3428
Spartenburg County Website

County Pronunciation
Hear it spoken^[6]

Spartanburg County, South Carolina Tape Dates [edit | edit source]

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, oftentimes containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should exist verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Start Dates for Major Canton Records [7]
Nativity*	Marriage	Expiry*	Court	Country	Probate	Census
1915	1911	1915	1785	1784	1787	1790
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1915. General compliance by 1918.

Record Loss [edit | edit source]

• 1890 Lost census
• For suggestions about inquiry in places that suffered historic tape losses, meet:

• Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-vii Family unit History Circle.
• When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog.
• Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Boundary Changes [edit | edit source]

Populated Places [edit | edit source]

For a complete listing of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the nearly historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:^[10]

Cities
Chesnee Greer Inman	Landrum Spartanburg	Wellford Woodruff
Towns
Campobello Central Pacolet Cowpens	Duncan Lyman	Pacolet Reidville
Unincorporated communities
Cashville Pauline	Switzer Una	White Stone
Demography-designated places
Arcadia Boiling Springs Clifton Converse Cross Anchor Enoree	Fairforest Fingerville Glendale Gramling Inman Mills Mayo	Roebuck Saxon Southern Shops Startex Valley Falls

History Timeline [edit | edit source]

Resources [edit | edit source]

Bible Records [edit | edit source]

Biographies [edit | edit source]

• Boggs, John. The Southern Christian; Exemplified in the Memoirs of Anthony Jefferson Pearson, Who Died Baronial 31st, 1834 in Spartanburgh, South Carolina. New York: Ezra Collier, 1835. Digital version at Internet Archive.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations [edit | edit source]

Cemeteries [edit | edit source]

• To view a cemetery list, come across Spartanburg Canton, Southward Carolina Cemeteries.
• National Cemetery Administration

Demography Records [edit | edit source]

For all existing and online Federal population schedules of S Carolina, encounter South Carolina Census. Encounter likewise USGenWeb Census Projection, South Carolina, including links to transcribed files.

• 1829-1920 South Carolina, Land and Territorial Censuses, 1829-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Drove; Index & Images

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1790	8,800	—
1800	12,122	37.8%
1810	14,259	17.6%
1820	16,989	19.i%
1830	21,150	24.5%
1840	23,669	eleven.9%
1850	26,400	11.v%
1860	26,919	two.0%
1870	25,784	−4.2%
1880	40,409	56.7%
1890	55,385	37.1%
1900	65,560	eighteen.4%
1910	83,465	27.3%
1920	94,265	12.ix%
1930	116,323	23.four%
1940	127,733	9.viii%
1950	150,349	17.vii%
1960	156,830	iv.3%
1970	173,724	10.8%
1980	201,861	sixteen.two%
1990	226,800	12.4%
2000	253,791	eleven.9%
2010	284,307	12.0%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

1820 Manufactures
The original manufactures schedules for South Carolina are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL Collection 1024517 - 1024518.

• National Archives. Indexes to Manufacturers Demography of 1820, 1964. At various libraries (WorldCat)

1840

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841. FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840; FHL Collection 2321; digital versions at Google Books. See Due south Carolina, Spartanburgh [Spartanburg] Commune on page 143.

1850

• Gilbert, Horace Elbert and Rodney Dusterhoft. An Enhanced 1850 Census, Spartanburg District, S Carolina. Spartanburg, S.C.: Pinckney District Chapter, SCGS, 1994. FHL Collection 975.729 X2g 1850

1860

• Emory, Mary Mills and Lorene Burton Ambrose. 1860 Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Vol. 1. FHL Collection 975.729 X2p 1860 v. i

Church Records [edit | edit source]

Ward and Branch Records of The Church building of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Spartanburg 1st
• Spartanburg 2nd
• Spartanburg 3rd (Spanish)
• Humid Springs Ward

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Court Records [edit | edit source]

Online Courtroom Indexes and Records
Spartanburg County has courtroom records from 1785 that are held in the office of the Clerk of Courtroom. Spartanburg County was a part of the Ninety-Half dozen Commune from 1785 - 1791 and the Pinckney District from 1791 - 1800. The records of the Ninety-Six District courts are housed in Abbeville Canton with the Clerk of Court. The records of the Pinckney District courts are housed with the York County Clerk of Courtroom.
The South Carolina Archives and History Centre has court records available on microfilm for Spartanburg Canton.
The Family History Library collection includes books and microfilm regarding court records for Spartanburg County. Racine, Philip N. "The Spartanburg Commune Magistrates and Freeholders Courtroom, 1824-1865," The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 87, No. iv (Oct., 1986), pp. 197-212. Digital version at JSTOR($).

Directories [edit | edit source]

Emigration and Clearing [edit | edit source]

• Howe, George. The Scotch-Irish and Their First Settlements on the Tyger River and Other Neighboring Precincts in South Carolina a Centennial Discourse, Delivered at Nazareth Church building, Spartanburg District, South.C., September 14, 1861. 1861; reprint, Greenville, South.C.: A Press, 1981. FHL 975.7 A1 no. 87

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups [edit | edit source]

African Americans
Usa African Americans African American Resource for South Carolina

• Eelman, Bruce Westward. "'An Educated and Intelligent People Cannot Be Enslaved': The Struggle for Common Schools in Antebellum Spartanburg, S Carolina," History of Teaching Quarterly, Vol. 44, No. 2 (Summer, 2004), pp. 250-270. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
• Heinegg, Paul. "'Other Free' Heads of Household in the 1790 South Carolina Census, by County," Free African Americans.com. [Includes free blacks in Spartanburgh Canton.]

Known plantations South Carolina Plantations:

• Mount Shoals - Enoree
• Thomas Cost - Moore
• Walnut Grove - Roebuck

Funeral Homes [edit | edit source]

Genealogies [edit | edit source]

• [Adcock] Adcock, Deverle Carol Turner and Jimmie Wallis Adcock. Adcock Family and Allied Families. [Austin, Texas: due north.p.], 1979. FHL Collection 929.273 Ad19ad
• [Anderson] Anderson, Edward Lee. A History of the Anderson Family 1706-1955, Through the Descendants of James Mason Anderson and His Wife Mary "Polly" Miller. Columbia, S.C.: R.L. Bryan Co., [1955]. FHL Drove 896816 Particular two
• [Barnett] Jackson, Mary Brannon. Our Barnett Family, 1700-1978. northward.p.: K.B. Jackson, 1978. FHL Drove 929.273 A1 no. 2791
• [Barrett] Chamlee, Lelia Anne Barrett. Recollections...Barrett-Andrews and Related Families. Milledgeville, Ga.: 50.A.B. Chamlee, 1996. FHL Collection 929.273 B275ch
• [Bennett] Balis, Leila Smith. More than About Our Bennett Family: of Granville Co./Bute Co./Warren Co., NC; Spartanburg Co., SC; Greene Co., IN; Twin Falls Co., ID. Murray, Utah: L.S. Balis, 2001. FHL 929.273 B439bLs
• [Brice] Lacey, Howard Elton and Deborah Ruth Carter Harry. Brice Roots in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 2000. FHL 929.273 B761L
• [Dark-brown] Brown, Richard L. and Robert E. Brownish. A Brown Family of Spartanburg and Greenville Counties, Due south Carolina. Maplewood, N.J.: R.L. & R.E. Brown, 1963. FHL 1454551 Item 5
• [Bryant] Pope, Jennings Banal. The Bryants of Spartanburg: Offset with William Briant (c.1741 VA - c.1834 SC). Austin, Texas: J.B. Pope, 1980. FHL Collection 929.273 B841p
• [Byars] Franke, William Frederick. Affirmation of William Frederick Franke Sr., 1749-1960, in Re[gard to] Descendants of Nathan Byars, Revolutionary Soldier, 1749-1846. Typescript, 1960. FHL Collection 928041 Particular 6
• [Byars] Tucker, Marjorie Stewart. Marjorie Stewart Tucker Genealogical Collection. MSS. Microfilmed 2006. FHL Collection; digital version at Family unit History Athenaeum.
• [Cantrell] Gabbitas, Corinne Constabulary. The Cantrell - Cantrill Genealogy, Peter and Sarah Descendents a Record of the Descendents of Richard Cantrill, Who was a Resident of Philadelphia Prior to 1689, and of Earlier Cantrills in England and America: A Record of the Descendents of Isaac Cantrell, Who was a Resident of Spartanburg, Southward Carolina. Orem, Utah: C.L. Gabbitas, 1982?. FHL Collection 1206432 Item 16
• [Cartee] Cartee, Bobby Gene. Cartee Family unit History and Related Families. Spartanburg, South.C.: B.G. Cartee, 1987. FHL Collection 929.273 C243c
• [Casey] Casey, Alvin Harold and Robert Brooks Casey. Casey Family History. Stillwater, Okla.: A.H. Casey, 1980. FHL Collection 929.273 C268ca
• [Chapman] Nichols, William A. Descendants of Julius Nichols. Pedigree Chart, 1992. Microfilmed. FHL Collection 1697786 Item thirteen
• [Church] Daniels, Jeanette K.B. Church building and Allied Families. Vidor, Texas: West. Hayes, 1992. FHL Drove 929.273 C473d
• [Collins] "Captain John Collins," The Southward Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Summer 2009):141-142. FHL Volume 975.7 B2sc v. 37 [Reprint of "Nazareth and Cowpens," in Southern Presbyterian, Outcome dated 2 June 1881, page three.]
• [DeLong] Baldwin, John D. "Descendants of James DeLong born 1755-1760 of Spartanburg County, South Carolina," in DeLong Genealogy. MSS., Cleveland Ohio Family History Middle. Microfilmed 2005. FHL Collection VAULT 1542450 Detail 2
• [Earle] Clark, Agnes Nesbitt. The Earle Family of South Carolina. FHL Collection 929.273 A1 no. 237
• [Embry] Nichols, Eula May Hembree. Descendants of Joel Hembree. Homewood, Sick.: Eastward. H. Nichols, 1988. FHL Collection 929.273 H371n; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Erwin] Knisely, Mary Jane. John Armstrong Erwin and Alice Brandon of North Carolina. Orlando, Fla.: 1000.H. Knisely, [197-?]. FHL Drove 929.273 A1 no. 3450.
• [Foster] Foster, T.D. History of the Fosters of Spartanburg County, South Carolina and Amelia Courtroom Business firm, Virginia. MSS., microfilmed 1973. FHL 924461 Item 2
• [Foster] Pennell, Ira W. Ridley - Foster: Virginia, South Carolina. Typescript. Microfilmed 1981. FHL Collection 1033690 Particular 4
• [Gaston] Gee, Mary Gaston. The Beginnings and Descendants of Amzi Williford Gaston II (1841-1911) of Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Charlottesville, Va.: G.G. Gee, 1944. FHL 929.273 G219g
• [Goodlett] Goodlett, Mildred Westward. Links in the Goodlett Chain. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1965. FHL Collection 929.273 G619gm; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Gossett] Gossett, Jeffrey. The Gossetts of South Carolina. Rock Hill, S.C.: J.L. Gossett, 1997. FHL Drove 929.273 G696g
• [Graham] Graham, Bobby Don. Descendants of John Levi Graham, Jr. Los Angeles, Calif.: B.D. Graham, 1962? FHL Collection 1031249 Detail eleven
• [Graham] Graham, Bobby Don. Graham Family. Buena Park, Calif.: B.D. Graham, 1962? FHL Collection 1421647 Item 8
• [Grant] Grant, Bishop Franklin (Mrs.). Grant Family of South Carolina. Typescript. FHL Collection 219477 Item 4
• [Hanna] Hanna, Frank A. The Hanna Family of Enoree River. Durham, Northward.C.: Hanna, 1969. FHL Collection 1011935 Item viii
• [Harris] Harris, David Golightly, Philip North. Racine, and Emily Liles Harris. Piedmont Farmer, the Journals of David Golightly Harris, 1855-1870. Knoxville, Tenn.: Academy of Tenn. Press, 1990. FHL Drove 975.729 D3p
• [Hembree] See Embry.
• [Henderson] Henderson, Wallace Bozeman and Evelyn Kathleen Drupe Henderson. Inquiry on the Following Families: Peter Hendersen, Bunyon Henderson, William Andrew Henderson, John Henderson, Alexander "Sandy" Henderson. Spartanburg, S.C.: Due west.B. Henderson, 1988. FHL Drove 929.273 H383hb
• [Holt] Holt, Lessie Davis. Charles Holt, American Revolutionary State of war Veteran - Charles Holt & Descendants, 1762-1980. Blountsville, Ala.: L.D. Holt, 1981. FHL Collection 929.273 H742h
• [Huey] "Some Notes on the Huey Family," The Due south Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. twenty, No. ane (Wintertime 1992):22-26. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 20
• [Huntley] Galloway, Robert Maxton. Autobiography. Columbia, S.C.: R.M. Galloway, 1998. FHL Collection 921.73 G138a
• [Jackson] Holcomb, Brent H. Jackson of North Pacolet: Descendants of Samuel Jackson, Sr. (Died 1796, Spartanburg County, South Carolina). Columbia, S.C.: B.H. Holcomb, 1991. FHL 929.273 J132hb
• [Jones] Holcombe, William J. Our Jones-Parker Family: Keeping Upward with the Joneses. [Columbia, Due south.C.: W.J. Holcombe, 199-?.] FHL Drove 929.273 J71hwj
• [Jones] Jones, Ransom Lanier. Descendants of John Jones Born about 1750 and Died in Early 1818 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Fernandina Embankment, Fla.: R.Fifty. Jones, 2000. FHL 929.273 J718jrL
• Kilpatrick Author Unknown, "Alexander Kilpatrick of South Carolina and His Descendants". p. 124, Historical Southern Families Volume XXII
• [Lancaster] Lancaster, Osborne Byron. Ancestors and Descendants of Edgar Bernard Lancaster and Mattie Lee Hines Lancaster, 1770-1962. n.p.: O.B. Lancaster, 1962. FHL Collection 929.273 L221Lo
• [Land] Walker, Robert B. Our Family unit Genealogy. MSS. Microfilmed 1960. FHL Drove 209590 Item iv
• [Leatherwood] Wheeler, Phillip Glenn. The Descendants of Thomas and Mary (Lanford) Leatherwood. Fontana, Calif.: P.G. Wheeler, 1995. FHL Collection 929.273 L484w
• [Lee] Jay, Margaret Beheler. John Watts Lee, Sr. Family unit, of Spartanburg County, Due south Carolina. Shelby, North.C.: Broad River Genealogical Society, 1999. FHL 929.273 L51j
• [Leslie] Leslie, Reuben Lloyd. Notes on the Ancestry of William Samuel Leslie and Margaret Gertrude Ramage. Typescript, Clayton Library, Houston, Texas. Microfilmed 1982. FHL Collection 1317274 Detail fourteen
• [McBee] McBee, Vardry. Portraiture of Vardry McBee of South Carolina Built-in in Spartanburg Commune, 19 June 1775; Died in Greenville, 23 January 1864. 1852. FHL Collection 6104945
• [McElreath] McElreath, Walter. My Folks. Atlanta, Ga.: J.T. Hancock, 1941. FHL Collection 929.273 M154mw
• [McMakin] McMakin, Dean. McMakin and McMeekin: Some Descendants of Alexander McMakin of Loudoun Canton, Virginia; Includes the Surnames: Briggs, Campbell, Hays, Henson, Hinkle, Howard, Leachman, Litsey, McMeekin, Miller, Sudduth, Wheeler. St. Charles, Ill.: D. McMakin, [199-?]. FHL Collection 929.273 M227mk
• [Martin] Harvey, Judy L. and Marie R. Davis. The Family of John Martin and Margaret Faris of Spartenburg County, South Carolina. Portland, Ore.: One thousand.R. Davis, 1982. FHL Collection 929.273 M364d
• [Newman] Newman, William Alton. Newman--Hildreth Family unit, ca. 1780-1971. Typescript, microfilmed 1990. FHL Collection 1320972 Detail 25
• [Newman] Newman, William Alton and James Wilson Newman. The Newman Family: Descendants of Davis and Nancy Newman, 1780, Spartanburg County Commune, South Carolina. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1992. FHL 929.273 N463n
• [Page] Page, Donald Due west. The History and Genealogy of the Robert and Rachel Folio Family from Goochland County, Virginia and Spartanburg County, South Carolina. two vols. Franklin, N.C.: Genealogy Pub. Service, 1992-2002. FHL 929.273 P145p
• [Peden] Hewell, Eleanor Grand. The Pedens of America. Free Lookups Available!
• [Pruitt] Prewitt, Richard A. Prewitt-Pruitt Records of Due south Carolina. Grimes, Iowa: R.A. Prewitt, 1981. FHL Collection 1033812 Detail v
• [Rainey] Rainey, Ralph E. Wallace A. Rainey and Jessie I. Ringer, Their Ancestors, Descendants and Allied Families. Carlyle, Ill.: R.E. Rainey, 1985. FHL Collection 929.273 R135rr
• [Rodgers] Andrea, Leonardo. Rodgers--Roger--Rogers. Typescript, Polk County Historical Library, Bartow, Fla. Microfilmed 1975. FHL Drove 978080 Particular two
• [Rogers] Rogers, Virgil Madison. Rogers--McCravy--Lanham Family History: With Centrolineal and Descendant Families. Strasburg, Va.: Shenandoah Publishing Business firm, 1975. FHL Collection 1454581 Item half-dozen
• [Sloan] Jones, Phillip Barron and Eva McCranie Jones. Sloan and Related Families: Descendants of George Thomas Sloan (1756-1836) of County Cork, Ireland, and Spartanburg and Laurens Counties, Due south Carolina. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Printing, 2007. FHL 929.273 SL52jp
• [Smith] Smith, Josiah B., Elizabeth Smith, and D.A.R. Katharine Livingston Chapter. Genealogy of William Smith of Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684 [Published at] Newtown, Pa., 1883. Transcript, National Library, D.A.R. Microfilmed 1971. FHL Collection 875380 Item viii
• [Stone] Willett, Jean. Twenty-three Years of Research. MSS. 198-?. FHL Collection 929.273 M612wj
• [Suddath] Paget, James Suddath. Ancestors and Descendants of Hancock D. Suddath and Jemima Whaley Etheredge. Franklin, N.C.: Genealogy Pub. Service, 1996. FHL Collection 929.273 Su21p
• [Templeman] Templeman, Billy Gerald. Family History of the Templemans, Mobleys & Kin. Terrell, Texas: B.1000. Templeman, 1976? FHL Collection 929.273 T248t
• [Thomas] Bushnell, George Elmore. A Nautical chart of the Descendants of Colonel John Thomas and Jane Blackness of Spartanburg, S.C. MSS., South Carolina Historical Lodge, Charleston. Microfilmed 1952. FHL 22796 Particular 12
• [Thomas] Moore, Elvin M. The James Madison Thomas Story: With Sketches of the Tolleson and Webber (Weber) Families. Greenville, South.C.: East.M. Moore, Jr., 1984. FHL Collection 929.273 T364m
• [Thompson] Carpenter, Terry L. Thompson Kith and Kin: A Southern Highlander Family. New York, Due north.Y.: T. Carpenter, 1991. FHL Drove 929.273 T371ctL
• [Thornton] Crowley, Ariel Fifty. The Beginnings of Jane Thornton of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Married woman of Arthur Hutchens of Albemarle Parish, Virginia, and Ancestress of Clarence Edmund Cowley. Idaho Metropolis, Idaho: A.L. Crowley, 1969. FHL 929.273 T395c
• [Turner] Fitts, Ruth Turner. Turner, Georgia, South Carolina. Newnan, Ga.: R. T. Fitts, 1982? FHL Collection 929.273 T851f
• [Turner] Lennon, Rachal Mills. "Jonathan Turner-More a Name: A Carolina Example Study in Dissecting Records," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 97, No. i (Mar. 2009):17-28. FHL 973 B2ng five. 97
• [Vandiver] Vandiver, Rubie. History of B.P. Vandiver and Family. Fitzgerald, Ga.: Du-Mar Binderers & Printing Corporation], 1970. FHL Collection 1429814 Item 1
• [Walker] Walker, Robert B. Our Family Genealogy. MSS. Microfilmed 1960. FHL Collection 209590 Detail four
• [Wall] Wall, Marcus H. Your Wall Family. n.p.: M.H. Wall, 1973. FHL Collection 929.273 W154wmh
• [Westmoreland] Foster, Lucia. Westmoreland Ancestry: 1980 Update. Cove, Ark.: L. Foster, 1980. FHL Collection 929.273 W528f
• [Wilbanks] Rex, Joyce A. William Henry Wilbanks (1810-1902), His Ancestors, Life and Children: Southward Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. Purcell, Okla.: J.A. Rex, 1996. FHL Collection 929.273 W641r
• [Williams] Beam - Duckworth - Langston - Williams Families. MSS., Pinkneyville, Ill. Microfilmed 1975. FHL Collection 975738 Detail 8
• [Williams] Williams, Johnny Lee and Wiley Edward Williams. Descendants of Edward Williams of Spartanburg Co., Due south.C., 1790-1964. Typescript. FHL 1035708 Item 26
• [Williams] Williams: Family unit Bible Records, 1793-1920, Together with Transcripts. MSS. Microfilmed 1984. FHL Collection 1206451 Item 6
• [Williams] Williams, Johnny Lee. Descendants of Edward Williams, Sr. of Spartanburg County, S Carolina (now Cherokee County, South Carolina). Attalla, Ala.: J.L. Williams, 2000. FHL 929.273 W67wjo
• [Willis] Willis, J. Ernest. The House of Daniel Willis. Travelers Remainder, Due south.C.: Stephen A. Loftis Printing Co., 1968. FHL Collection 929.273 W679wj
• [Wofford] Wait, Jane Wofford, John W. Wofford and Carrie Wofford Floyd. History of the Wofford Family: Direct Descendants of Captain Joseph Wofford. Spartanburg, S.C.: n.p., 1928. 1993 reprint: FHL Collection 929.273 W822wj
• [Forest] Wood, Christine Knox and James Moses Wood. Wood Works Documented More Than 1100 Descendants of William Woods, Whose Will in Spartanburg District, Due south.C. was Dated 22 January 1787: As Many As 10 Generations To Date. iii vols. Lubbock, Texas: J.K. Hood, 1971-1978. FHL 929.273 W85wc
• Gilbert, Horace Elbert and Rodney Dusterhoft. An Enhanced 1850 Demography, Spartanburg District, Due south Carolina. Spartanburg, S.C.: Pinckney District Chapter, SCGS, 1994. FHL Collection 975.729 X2g 1850 [Enhancements (additions) where known include: full names, birth and death dates, maiden names, names of future spouses, identification of some Civil War veterans, and burial locations.]
• Former Spartanburg District Genealogy. Spartanburg, South.C.: Gainey Research Services, 1986-1989. FHL 975.729 B2o five. i

Guardianship [edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records [edit | edit source]

Because South Carolina was an agricultural land, many residents owned land. For earliest records, search 1) Charleston District, 2) your ancestor's residential district, iii) neighboring districts, 4) the residential county, 5) neighboring counties. Not all districts and counties kept records. See as well South Carolina Land and Property.

Online Land Indexes and Records
The following chart show where you lot may all-time expect to find land records.

Tracing Country Currently in Spartanburg County with Parent Counties and Districts ^[eleven]

Date	Regime Office
1868-present	Spartanburg Canton
1800-1868	Spartanburg District
1791-1800	Spartanburg County in Pinkney District
1785-1791	Spartanburg County (old) in Ninety-Six District
1769-1785	Ninety-Six District
1719-1769	Charleston District
1710-1719	Proprietary Land Grants

• Some early records may exist found in Northward Carolina counties Anson, Mecklenburg, or Tryon

Orignial deed books are located at the Spartanburg County Courthouse. Bathetic deeds in Spartanburg County/Commune, Southward Carolina, deed abstracts, books A-T, 1785-1827 (1752-1827), A.B. Pruitt FHL Book 975.7 R28p

Plats For State Land Grants 1784-1868

• Plats For State Country Grants 1784-1868 For information about the State Country Grants, come across State Land Grants

Local Histories [edit | edit source]

The county is named after the Spartan Regiment.^[12] Known in history as the site of the Revolutionary War Boxing of Cowpens.

• History of Spartanburg County. Spartanburg, Due south.C.?: Ring & White, 1940. Digital version at Ancestry($).
• Landrum, J.B.O. Colonial and Revolutionary History of Upper South Carolina, Embracing for the Most Role the Primitive and Colonial History of the Territory Comprising the Original County of Spartanburg with a General Review of the Entire Military Operations in the Upper Portion of South Carolina and Portions of North Carolina. Greenville, S.C.: Shannon & Co., Printers and Binders, 1897. Digital version at Google Books.
• Landrum, J.B.O. History of Spartanburg Canton: Embracing an Account of Many Important Events and Biographical Sketches of Statesmen, Divines and Other Public Men, and the Names of Many Others Worthy of Record in the History of Their County. Atlanta, Ga.: Franklin Printing, 1900. FHL 975.729 H2L; FHL 975.729 H2L index; digital versions at Cyberspace Archive; World Vital Records($); another World Vital Records($) version.
• Spartanburg Metropolis and Spartanburg Canton, South Carolina, 1903. 1903. Digital version at Internet Archive.
• Waldrep, Chiliad.C. Southern Workers and the Search for Customs: Spartanburg Canton, South Carolina. Urbana: Academy of Illinois Printing, 2000.

Reviews:

1. Past John Hennen in The American Historical Review, Vol. 106, No. 4 (Oct. 2001):1397-1398. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
2. By Annette C. Wright in The Journal of American History, Vol. 88, No. 4 (Mar. 2002):1580-1581. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
3. Past R. Phillip Stone 2 in The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 68, No. 3 (Aug. 2002):738-379. Digital version at JSTOR ($).

• Harris, David Golightly. Piedmont Farmer, The Journals of David Golightly Harris, 1855-1870. (Knoxville, Tennessee University of Tenn. Press, c1990. 597 pages. David Harris, the owner of x slaves records life on his farm, in his neighborhood, and the club of Piedmont. Volume plant at FHL 975.729 D3p and [3o5mn85 Other Libraries].
• South Carolina Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the canton.spartanburg/ Spartanburg

Maps and Gazetteers [edit | edit source]

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Migration [edit | edit source]

Early migration routes to and from Spartanburg County for European settlers included:^[13]

• Old Cherokee Path pre-celebrated
• Lower Cherokee Traders' Path pre-celebrated
• Catawba Trail pre-historic
• Old Due south Carolina State Road 1747
• Upper Road about 1783 (overlapped Lower Cherokee Traders' Path)

Military Records [edit | edit source]

Over the years, many veterans accept lived in Spartanburg County. The area receives a lot of attention, every bit beingness the site of the Revolutionary State of war Battle of Cowpens. Spartanburg County, Due south Carolina Military identifies diverse war machine records and histories.

Civil War

• 1861-1865 S Carolina Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Alphabetize & Images
• 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (gratuitous)
• 1861-1865 U.S., Marriage Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Regiments. Civil State of war service men from Spartanburg Canton served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (inside a regiment) that originated in their canton. Listed below are companies or regimens that were formed of many men from Spartanburg County:

- 1st Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A

- 1st Battalion, Due south Carolina Reserves, Company A, Visitor C, and Visitor D

- 1st Battalion, Due south Carolina Sharpshooters, Company A (besides known the Union Light Infantry and German Fusiliers) and Company C - (too known as the Charleston Sharpshooters and Palmetto Guards)

- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Arms, Company A (also known as Calhoun's Battery; Sumter Calorie-free Arms, Sumter Bombardment, Preston's Battery, Blake'due south Battery and other proper name variations), Company C, and Company Thou

- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Butler'south) (1st Regulars), Company A (also called Visitor B and Beauregard Artillery)

- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hagood'south), 2nd Company H (as well known as Winsmith Guards)

- 1st Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia), Company A

-2nd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves, Company C (likewise known as the Spartan Rangers, the Spartanburg Rangers and the Spartan Rangers Independent Cavalry Reserves)

- 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A (also known as the Boykin Mounted Rangers and Hampton Scouts), Company E (also known equally Dean's Cavalry), and Company F (also known as the Easley's Cavalry)

- 2d Regiment, South Carolina Rifles, Company Fifty

- 3rd Battalion, Southward Carolina Cavalry, Company C (also known every bit Helm Dean's Company)

- 3rd Regiment, Southward Carolina Infantry, Company A, Company B, Company D, Visitor G, and Company Grand

- 4th Regiment, Due south Carolina State Troop Inferior Reserves, Company A, Company E, and Visitor I

- 5th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's), Company K

- seventh Regiment, Due south Carolina Reserves (90 days 1862-63), Company A, Visitor H, and Company Fifty

- 7th Regiment, Due south Carolina Cavalry , Company C and Company F

-9th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves , Company I

- 9th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company C

- 13th Regiment, Due south Carolina Infantry, Visitor A, Company B, Company C, Company Eastward, Company F, and Company I

- 16th Regiment, Due south Carolina Infantry (Greenville Regiment), Company G

- 16th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Visitor A, Visitor C, and Company E

- 18th Regiment, S Carolina Infantry, Company C, Company E, Visitor F, Visitor G, and Company K

Other Resources

• Due south Carolina Section of Archives and History. Confederate Pension Records, 1889,1896, 1916-1935 (Common salt Lake Urban center, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954, 1971). half-dozen FHL Microfilms Pension applications, A-I (veterans), 1919-1920's. Pension applications, J-Z (veterans), 1919-1920's. Pension applications, A-N, (widows), 1919-1920's Pension application, O-Z (widows), 1919-1920'southward Alimony record, 1889, 1896, 1916-1919. Pension rolls,(widows), 1920-1935 (includes some applications). Microfilm copies at FHL 24505
• Harris, David Golightly. Piedmont Farmer, The Journals of David Golightly Harris, 1855-1870. (Knoxville, Tennessee University of Tenn. Printing, c1990), 597 pages. David Harris, the owner of x slaves records life on his farm, in his neighborhood, and the society of Piedmont. Ceremonious War pages 171-356. Book found at FHL 975.729 D3p and [3o5mn85 Other Libraries].
• Gorski, Eddie 50. Ceremonious War abstracts from the Gaffney ledger: from the local newspaper. (Gaffney, South Carolina E.50. Gorski, c1989-c1991). 2 volumes. These abstraction as well incorporate some of those who were living in nigh past counties such as Union, York and Spartanburg"--Vol. one, pref., 1st prelim. p. Names are in alphabetical guild past surname. Vol. 2 includes information from the Union Times. Books plant at FHL 975.742/G1 M2g

Naturalization and Citizenship [edit | edit source]

Newspapers [edit | edit source]

• 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($)

Historic
The Library of Congress has identified the post-obit celebrated newspapers for Spartanburg County, South Carolina on their Chronicling America website. For publication details, including dates of publication, frequency, preceding and succeeding titles, and to find out which libraries have holdings, click on the paper title.

• Black Star (Columbia, S.C.) 1977-current.
• Chesnee Tribune (Chesnee, S.C.) 1971-current.
• Cowpens-Pacolet Tribune (Cowpens, S.C.) 1971-current.
• Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, Southward.C.) 1989-electric current.
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1982-1989.
• Spartanburg Periodical (Spartanburg, Southward.C.) 1900-1906.
• Spartanburg Tribune (Chesnee, South.C.) 1969-current.
• Star Tribune (Spartanburg, Southward.C.) 1980-1992.
• The Carolina Citizen (Spartanburg, Due south.C.) 1922-1924.
• The Carolina Spartan (Spartanburg, S.C.) 185?-189?.
• The Carolina Spartan (Spartanburg, Southward.C.) 1???-1913.
• The Church building Herald (Spartanburg, South.C.) 1881-1884.
• The Clifton Chronicle (Converse, S.C.) 1908-1931.
• The Daily Herald (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1890-1982.
• The Evening Star (Spartanburg, Southward.C.) 1898-1900.
• The Free Lance (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1899-1919.
• The Inman Times (Inman, Due south.C.) 1920-current.
• The Periodical (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1906-1913.
• The Journal and the Carolina Spartan (Spartanburg, Southward.C.) 1913-1920.
• The Landrum Leader (Landrum, Due south.C.) 1955-1974.
• The News Leader (Landrum, S.C.) 1974-current.
• The News Review (Una, S.C.) 1929-1971.
• The Orphans' Friend (Spartanburg, Due south.C.) 1873-1875.
• The Newspaper (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1984-electric current.
• The Piedmont Headlight (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1892-1905.
• The Spartan (Camp Croft [Spartanburg], S.C.) 1944-xix??.
• The Spartan (Spartanburg, Due south.C.) 1843-185?.
• The Spartan (Spartanburg, S.C.) 189?-one???.
• The Spartanburg Express (Spartanburg, Due south.C.) 1854-1866.
• The Spartanburg Gazette (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1869-1870.
• The Spartanburg Herald (Spartanburg, Southward.C.) 1875-1920.
• The Spartanburg Periodical and the Carolina Spartan (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1920-1982.
• The Spartanburg Republican (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1870-1871.
• The Sun and the Carolina Denizen (Spartanburg, Due south.C.) 1924-1925.
• The Woodruff News (Woodruff, South.C.) 1916-1928.
• The Woodruff News (Woodruff, South.C.) 1950-electric current.

University of South Carolina Library Catalog

• Historical Newspapers of Due south Carolina at University of Due south Carolina Libraries - non complete

Current

• Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.) Online edition.
• Spartanburg County and Spartanburg, SC Obituaries

Obituaries [edit | edit source]

Spartanburg County Public Librariy has Indexes to various newspaper obituaries besides every bit a miscellaneous death index.The obituaries and alphabetize covers various years ranging from 1844 to 2009 with gaps in all of the databases.

• Spartanburg Herald and Herald-Journal: 1920, 1922, 1930-2011
• Spartanburgh Herald + Spartanburgh Journal or the Spartanburg Weekly Herald: 1902-1919
• Carolina Spartan / Spartanburg Herald Death Index: 1849-1893
• Annals of Deaths of Spartanburg: 1 Oct 1895-21 October 1897 and iii Aug 1903-31 December 1915
• Miscellaneous Death Index: 1844 - early 1900s

Other Records [edit | edit source]

Periodicals [edit | edit source]

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers new to their area may not encounter. Periodicals at various levels (county, region, and state) may comport manufactures useful to inquiry in this area. For more information and links, run across South Carolina Periodicals.

• Pinckney Commune Affiliate Quarterly
• Upper Due south Carolina Genealogy and History
• Quondam Spartanburg District Genealogy FHL Drove

Probate Records [edit | edit source]

Various types of records are created throughout the probate process of settling estates and property, usually after death. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information see probate records in South Carolina Probate Records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records
The South Carolina Department of Athenaeum and History has microfilms or typescripts of wills, inventories, bills of auction, power of attorneys, bonds, notes, administrations, judgments, and sales records. They accept placed Volition Transcriptions for 1782 to 1855 online. Index searchable by name and the paradigm is available. The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early on Spartanburg County wills. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Bachelor indexes:

• Spartanburg Wills Volume A-D 1810-1858

Probate records for Spartanburg County are found in the court of ordinary, the probate court, and the court of disinterestedness. Some estate records and indexes besides bachelor on microfilm, including the following:

• Index to Manor Papers, 1787-1971. FHL Film 1022762
• Alphabetize to Existent Estate Papers, 1825-1971. FHL Flick 1022781
• Brent H. Holcomb, comp. Spartanburg Canton, South Carolina will abstracts, 1787- 1840. Columbia, South Carolina: B.H. Holcomb, c1983. FHL Book 975.729 P2h
• Spartanburg Wills 1787-1816 (transcripts). Run across names of testators. South Carolina Pioneers
• Index to Will Bk A, 1787-1820; Bk B, 1821-1830, Bk C, 1830-1835South Carolina Pioneers
• Spartanburg Wills courtesy of USGenWeb Archives.
• 1670-1980 S Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1670-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
• 1671-1977 South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
• 1732-1964 South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images But
• 1782-1866 South Carolina, Will Transcripts 1782-1866 at FindMyPast — index, ($) — $, alphabetize

School Records [edit | edit source]

Online School Indexes and Records

• Beginning Annual Catalogue of the Instructors and Pupils in the Limestone Springs Female person High School, Spartanburg, South.C., Baronial, 1846. New York: Leavitt, Trow & Company, 1846. Digital version at Internet Archive.
• Catalogue of the Instructors and Pupils in the Limestone Springs Female Loftier School, Spartanburg, S.C., 1855. Charleston, S.C.: James and Williams, 1855. Digital version at Net Archive.
• Catalogue of the Instructors and Pupils in the Limestone Springs Female High Schoolhouse, Spartanburg, Due south.C., 1856. Columbia, S.C.: Steam Ability-Printing of R.W. Gibbes, 1856. Digital version at Cyberspace Annal.
• Catalogue of the Instructors and Pupils in the Limestone Springs Female High School, Spartanburg, S.C., 1857. Columbia, S.C.: Steam-Ability Press of R.W. Gibbes, 1857. Digital version at Internet Archive.

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• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch — How to employ this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more data.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records [edit | edit source]

Tax-related records are kept by the offices of the county Assessor, Accountant, Sheriff, and Treasurer. Taxes were levied on real and personal property and can help plant ages, residences, and relationships. See South Carolina Taxation for online resources and suggestions.

Online Tax Indexes and Records

• South Carolina Department of Archives and History tax lists for Spartanburg County.
  

Published abstracts

• 1788 Fe Works of Spartanburg Sheriff'south Auction 2nd Notice, July fourteen, 1788, Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History, Vol. xix, No. iii (Aug. 2005).
• 1844 Taxation Return, 1844, Spartanburg Dist., W, Pinckney Commune Chapter Quarterly, Vol.sixteen, No. i (Spring 1992).
• Freedmen Tax List, Pinckney Commune Chapter Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. iii (Sep. 2008).

Vital Records [edit | edit source]

Birth, union, and expiry records were not recorded by South Carolina until the 1900s, thus leaving a lack of vital records created past Civil authorities. See South Carolina Vital Records for online resources and suggestions.

Nativity [edit | edit source]

State-broad birth registration did not brainstorm until 1915. For records later on 1915, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Nascence records exercise non begin in Spartanburg until 1915.For a copy of a nascence from 1915 or subsequently, contact the South Carolina Department of Wellness.The Spartanburg County Health Department also has copies but they provide just an abbreviated form with limited information. For more data, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

• 1766-1900 Southward Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Employ this Collection; Index & Images
• 1915-1917 Due south Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1917 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Wedlock [edit | edit source]

In South Carolina, Probate Courts issued and yet keep marriage licenses from ane July 1911 to the nowadays. Licenses were not required before 1911. In the 1700s, the Church of England parish churches were required to record all marriages - even if the couple were not members of the denomination. Statewide registration of marriages started in July, 1950. See S Carolina Vital Records for indexes and more information.

Online Marriage Records and Indexes

• 1785-1911 Spartanburg County Marriages, 1785-1911 Implied in Spartanburg County, S Carolina Probate Records by Barbara R. Langdon ^[14]FHL Collection WorldCat - abstracts
  
• 1866-1869 Marriages from the Carolina Spartan Newspapers, 1866-1869 past Faye Drupe Emory ^[15]FHL Collection WorldCat - abstracts
  
• 1911 to 1950s Spartanburg Canton Wedlock Records by the Spartanburg County, SC USGenweb folio - index, incomplete
• In that location are several online marriage indexes containing miscellaneous spousal relationship records constitute in some counties of South Carolina listed on the Southward Carolina Vital Records page.

Death [edit | edit source]

State-wide expiry registration began in 1915. For data and online records, see the South Carolina Vital Records folio.

Online Death Records and Indexes

• 1800-1900- CSI: Dixie collects 1583 coroners reports from six South Carolina counties for the years 1800-1900.
• 1816-1990 S Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1816-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Drove; Alphabetize
• 1821-1969 S Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 at Ancestry - alphabetize & images ($)
• 1849-Present - Obituary Online Index by the Spartanburg County Public Library - index, INCOMPLETE between 1916 to1930s
• 1895-1897; 1903-1914 - Southward Carolina Death Records, 1821-1955 ^[16] Bachelor at Ancestry ($) - index and records, includes Spartanburg City expiry records;
  
• 1915-1943 South Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
• 1915-1965 Southward Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Utilize this Drove; Index & Images
• State-wide Southward Carolina Death Indexes. There are several online death indexes covering all of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Divorce [edit | edit source]

Research Facilities [edit | edit source]

Archives [edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Spartanburg County. For state-broad library facilities, encounter South Carolina Archives and Libraries.

Family unit History Centers [edit | edit source]

Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Chapter Libraries

• Family History Centers provide one-on-i assist, free admission to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most heart-but databases, only may not always have full services normally provided by a family history eye.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Anderson South Carolina Family History Center
• Charlotte North Carolina South Family History Middle
• Wood City Northward Carolina Family History Center
• Gaffney Due south Carolina Family History Center
• Greenville S Carolina Family History Center
• Spartanburg South Carolina Family unit History Center
• York Southward Carolina Family History Center

• Loftier Bespeak Public Library - an affiliate library
• Marriage County Carnegie Library - an affiliate library
• York County Libraries - Clover - an affiliate library

Libraries [edit | edit source]

Listed beneath are libraries in Spartanburg County. For land-wide library facilities, run across South Carolina Archives and Libraries.

Spartanburg County Public LibrariesWebsite

Digital items: The Spartanburg County Public Libraries Digitization Program creates digital collections of local history materials from the Kennedy Room of Local and S Carolina History and Cleveland Genealogical Section and makes them bachelor online
Website

Headquarters Library
Accost:
151 South Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Telephone: 864-596-3500
Hours: Sunday 1:thirty PM -six:00 PM; Mon Fri ix:00 AM -9:00 PM; Saturday nine:00 AM -6:00 PM
Website

The Kennedy Room of Local and Southward Carolina History and Cleveland Genealogy Section on the top flooring of the headquarters Library houses an extensive collection of source material for genealogy and history researchers. In addition to books, types of materials in our collection include microform, maps, media clippings, manuscripts, visual arts and access to several online genealogy databases. The materials' focus is on Spartanburg County just also includes South Carolina and regional information. The all-time fashion to access this textile is through personal visits and by viewing our online data. We offer limited assistance to long-distance researchers through email, postal mail service or telephone. Boiling Springs Library
Address:
871 Double Bridge Road
Boiling Springs, SC29316
Telephone: 864-578-3665
Hours: Dominicus. 1:thirty PM -6 PM; Monday., Tues. & Thurs. x AM -viii PM; Midweek., Fri. & Saturday. 10 AM -6 PM
Website Chesnee Library
Address:
100 Pickens Avenue
Chesnee, SC 29323
Telephone: 864-461-2423
Hours: Sun. Airtight; Mon., Tues. & Thurs. 10 AM -8 PM; Wednesday. & Friday. 10 AM -6 PM; Sat. 10 AM -4 PMWebsite Cowpens Library
Address:
181 Schoolhouse Street
Cowpens, SC 29330
Telephone: 864-463-0430
Hours: Lord's day. CLOSED; Mon. & Tues. x AM -viii PM; Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 10 AM -half-dozen PM; Sat. x AM -4 PMWebsite H. Carlisle Bean Police force Library
Address:
180 Magnolia Street, third floor
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Phone: 864-596-2511
Hours: Dominicus. CLOSED; Mon. - Fri. 8:xxx AM -12:xv PM & 1:fifteen PM -5 PM; Sabbatum. CLOSEDWebsite Inman Library
Address:
50 Mill Street
Inman, SC 29349
Telephone: 864-472-8363
Hours: Sun. Closed; Mon., Tues. & Thurs. 10 AM -eight PM; Wednesday. & Fri. 10 AM -six PM; Sat. 10 AM -iv PMWebsite Landrum Library
Address:
111 Eastward Asbury Drive
Landrum, SC 29356
Phone: 864-457-2218
Hours: Sun. Airtight; Mon., Tues. & Thurs. 9 AM -viii PM; Midweek. & Friday. 9 AM -6 PM; Saturday. 9 AM -2 PMWebsite Eye Tyger Library
Address:
170 Groce Road
Lyman, SC 29365
Phone: 864-439-4759
Hours: Dominicus. 1:30 PM -6 PM; Monday., Tues. & Thurs. 10 AM -8 PM; Wed, Fri. & Sat. 10 AM -half dozen PMWebsite Pacolet Library
Accost:
390 West Main Street
Pacolet, SC 29372
Phone: 864-474-0421
Hours: Sun. CLOSED; Monday. & Tues. 10 AM -8 PM; Midweek., Thurs. & Fri. 10 AM -6 PM; Sat. 12 apex-4 PMWebsite Cyrill Westside Library
Address:
525 Oak Grove Road
Spartanburg, SC 29301
Telephone: 864-574-6815
Hours: Dominicus. 1:30 PM -6 PM; Mon.-Thurs. 9 AM -9 PM; Fri. nine AM -6 PM; Sat. 10 AM -6 PMWebsite Woodruff Library
Accost:
270 East Hayne Street
Woodruff, SC 29388
Telephone: 864-476-8770
Hours: Sunday. Closed; Mon., Tues. & Thurs. 10 AM -eight PM; Wed. 10 AM -6 PM; Friday. 12 noon-6 PM; Saturday. 10 AM -4 PM
Website

Museums [edit | edit source]

Societies [edit | edit source]

Listed below are societies in Spartanburg County. For state-wide genealogical societies, run into S Carolina Societies.

• Pinckney Commune Chapter SCGS
  P.O. Box 5281
  Spartanburg SC 29304-5281
  Electronic mail: pcd_lindac@yahoo.com
  Website
• Spartanburg Historical Association
  200 East St. John Street
  Spartanburg SC 29306
  (864) 596-3501
  E-mail: info@spartanburghistory.org
  Website Facebook
• The Piedmont Historical Gild
  1171 Goldmine Road
  Spartanburg, South Carolina 29307
  Website

Websites [edit | edit source]

• Spartanburg County, SCGenWeb
• Spartanburg Canton, USGenWeb Archives
• Spartanburg Canton, South Carolina Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• South Carolina Pioneers
• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Enquiry Guides [edit | edit source]

• S Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Spartanburg Canton, bachelor online, courtesy: S Carolina Section of Athenaeum and History.

References [edit | edit source]

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: U.s.a. of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), South Carolina .At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ South Carolina Historical Boundary Changes - list of all purlieus changes by canton provided past Newberry Library; accessed on 11 April 2021.
3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: The states, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), S Carolina .At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Volume 973 D27e 2002.
4. ↑ Listing of Pensioners on the Curlicue, January ane, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Postal service-Office Address, the Charge per unit of Pension Per Month, and the Engagement of Original Allowance... (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883), 188. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Annal.
5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Spartanburg, South Carolina," in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartanburg_County,_South_Carolina. accessed xv/07/2019
6. ↑ Voice of Phillip Stalvey, resident of Myrtle Beach, South.C. (2011).
7. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: Us of America, tenth ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Page 611-615 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Beginnings's Cherry-red Book: American Country, County, and Boondocks Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 607-608.
8. ↑ Southward Carolina Historical Purlieus Changes - list of all boundary changes by canton provided by Newberry Library; accessed on 11 Apr 2021.
9. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,tenth ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
10. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Spartanburg County, South Carolina," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartanburg_County%2C_South_Carolina, accessed 29 December 2019.
11. ↑ Schweitzer, George K. , South Carolina Genealogical Research (Knoxville, Tennessee: south.p. 1985), 39-42, FHL volume 975.7 D27s
12. ↑ "List of counties in Due south Carolina," Wikipedia.
13. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the volume'south pocket map "The Trail Arrangement of the Southeastern United states in the early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.
14. ↑ Langdon, Barbara R. Spartanburg County Marriages, 1785-1911 Implied in Spartanburg Canton, South Carolina Probate Records. [S.l. : s.n.], c1992.
15. ↑ Emory, Faye Berry, Marriages from the Carolina Spartan Newspapers, 1866-1869, Spartanburg, SC: Piedmont Historical Gild, c1983.
16. ↑ Ancestry.com. South Carolina Decease Records, 1821-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, United states: Beginnings.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: South Carolina. Due south Carolina death records. Columbia, SC, USA: Southward Carolina Department of Archives and History.

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Colonial Townships	Amelia · Congaree · Edisto · Fredericksburg · Hillsborough · Kingston · Kings Town · Londonborough · New Windsor · Orangeburgh · Purrysburg · Queensboro · Queensborough · Saxe-Gotha · The Welsh Tract · Williamsburg
Major Repositories	South Carolina Dept. of Athenaeum and History · South Carolina State Library · Due south Carolina Historical Lodge · Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina Archives · Camden Athenaeum and Museum · Charleston County Public Library · Charleston Library Lodge · Darlington County Historical Commission · Greenville County Library Arrangement Hughes Main Library · Orangeburg County Historical Guild Library · South Carolina Genealogical Society · South Caroliniana Library · Sumter County Genealogical Middle · Dallas Public Central Library · Chattanooga Public Library Downtown · National Athenaeum at Atlanta · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown
Migration Routes	Savannah River · Augusta and Cherokee Trail · Augusta-Savannah Trail · Augusta-St. Augustine Trail · Camden-Charleston Path · Catawba and Northern Trail · Catawba Trail · Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail · Charleston-Savannah Trail · Cisca and St. Augustine Trail  · Cisca and St. Augustine Trail · Coosa-Tugaloo Indian Warpath · Autumn Line Route · Autumn Line Road · Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path · Fort Moore-Charleston Trail · Great Valley Road · Male monarch'southward Highway · Lower Cherokee Traders' Path · Lower Creek Trading Path · Middle Creek Trading Path · Occaneechi Path · Old Cherokee Path · Old South Carolina Land Road · Savannah-Jacksonville Trail · Secondary Declension Route · Tugaloo-Apalachee Bay Trail · Unicoi Trail · Upper Road · Ports: Beaufort · Charleston · Georgetown

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